It's Over!!

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Soo happy to announce that this yeast cleanse is officially over!!

WE DID IT!!!

 

We went back to the naturopath last night for another blood test. My B12/Folate anemia has improved 100% on the supplements! So I will continue with those! The yeast was completely gone!! He did notice that I was tired... who knew your blood could tell someone that? But it was true! I had barely slept all weekend with this cold! I am finally noticing some improvement symptom wise today!

 

So the plan is to keep taking the B12/Folate supplement, as well as the probiotic. Everything else will go back to normal. We didn't eat unhealthy before, but we will keep a conscious eye on what we eat.

 

A lot of people wonder why we are not continuing yeast free. It's just not for us! M relies on a sandwich to eat when he is in the field at work. He can only eat soo many fruits and veggies, he needs substance. I am a picky eater and did not find a lot of foods I enjoyed while on the cleanse. My blood sugar was continuously low and in all honesty I felt like crap the entire time! I need calcium, as my bones were aching to the point where I am considering taking Caltrate.

 

There were aspects that we did enjoy like paying close attention to the stuff we do eat. We will continue to avoid soy, as well as artificial sweeteners like sucralose, so no more crystal light. We will keep up smaller portions, because let's face it my stomach has shrunk!!

 

Let's get to the fun stuff...

 

Total Weight Loss on The Cleanse: 15 pounds

 

Total Weight Loss since January 2013: 30 pounds!!

 

Total inches lost since January 2013: 13.5 overall! (I found some previous measurements)

 

I am incredibly surprised that we completed this cleanse. I am impressed with the results, but most of all happy that it worked and can't wait to eat normally again.

 

It's amazing what you can do when you set your mind to it!

 



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Weekend Update

This weekend was a bit rough. I ended up getting M's cold and it hit me pretty hard. It also sucked not being able to have any comfort foods or gingerale! But I survived!! I think the one thing that allowed me to survive is that we have completed this cleanse!!

We go back tonight to the naturopath!! Hoping to hear that not only has the yeast cleared up, but that my B12 and folate levels have improved!! Fingers crossed!!

Friday night was went the cold caught on, luckily after I was home from work. I played Dr. Mario against my sister over wiFi on the Wii! That was fun, we actually did that a lot this weekend!! I would have went to bed earlier though if I had any clue how rough my night was going to be. I may have cheated on the cleanse a little bit with cough syrup. But it was necessary!!

Saturday I slept in and then told my sister about a little something I had been planning... Girl's Weekend on the stateside!! We are going shopping. Can not wait!! We grabbed some groceries. M fixed my tap again in the bath tub, it went from nice, to not so nice, to redneck to ghetto now.

Sunday we went into town and watched my cousins badminton tournament. We did laundry and house work as well.

The weather was nice enough to wear my newest target purchase:

I haven't figured out why my right foot was swollen, but it is fine now!

 

Pretty boring weekend if you ask me, but luckily today I am feeling a bit better compared to the weekend.





Weekend Recap

1 week into this cleanse. I need to keep on reminding myself of the above quote!! This cleanse has taught me soo much already! Never in my wildest dream did I ever see myself on such a strict eating routine. This is hard!! I'm up for the challenge, but coming from someone who is such a picky eater, it is hard to find foods I like. So far we are 3 dinners in a row that I have enjoyed!! I'm trying my best to not complain about this, it is a choice to continue on with it and it means enough to me to push through. I am also trying my best not to be miserable, but sometimes this is all just a bit overwhelming! Thank goodness M understands me.

Our weekend was pretty good! Friday night we just relaxed.

Saturday morning M made me breakfast and I enjoyed eating it on the couch with my book! I am just about finished my book.

Saturday M and I went grocery shopping and ended up purchasing more that we thought we would! We bought a TV mount for the non-existent flat screen in the basement for 50% off, some yarn, and best of all... the one thing that M and I argue over nightly will no longer be argued.

Most couples argue about who shuts the light off or locks the door when they get in bed, but fortunately or unfortunately our bedroom does not have a light switch. I get hot in the middle of the night and need the fan on, or I will go to bed with the fan on and get cold. So we argue over who shuts it off. Well my friends, we purchased a fan with a remote!! Why the heck have we waited this long? This is excellent!! I can just turn the fan on when I want to and M can shut it off when he wants to!!  Win:Win!!

Saturday afternoon we headed to my sister's for Hannah's birthday!! Can you believe the only picture I took was of my Dad's dog!? Shocker!!

I am pretty sure my Dad's dog Gypsy could be on the commercial for doggy dentures:

Sunday we went and purchased the non-existent flat screen TV, we found a great deal and snagged it and then we had to stop at home depot and buy some hardware for the blinds in the basement and found a new mirror for the mudroom!! I am pretty much in love with it!!

It has almost like black crystals around it!! In love!! And it looks pretty awesome!!

While M and I were busy doing stuff around the house, our pets were having no part of it and just relaxed all day! Even Gracie shared her bed with Binx!! The dogs are pretty happy with mani's and pedi's, as well as a trim around their toes! I can't believe how fast the hair grows on their feet!!

Overall we had a great weekend full of accomplishment, relaxing, shopping and family! Hope everyone else had a great weekend too!

Cleanse/Binx

We are 4 days into our Yeast Free Cleanse and we are still alive! This cleanse is super challenging!!

Day 1 was really rough, we were hungry and I think going through a bit of a sugar withdrawal. For dinner we had ham/pineapple/bacon kabobs! No glaze, but in all honesty we didn't need one, the pineapple flavored them both. We will make this recipe again.

 

Day 2 I found some snack we could have! These have made a huge difference!! I think the best thing with all of this is not only the weight we are losing already, but it really makes you think about the food we are eating! I'm not exactly committing to this cleanse for life because let's be honest I miss cheese, ice cream and sweets!

Day 3 we tried Brown Rice - wasn't a big fan, but M says he could tolerate it! I am willing to try it again. I missed my juice in the morning so M squeezed me 2 oranges and I got a shot worth of juice lol. We also tried juicing an apple - it was pretty awesome!

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We also made our very first spaghetti sauce from scratch - absolutely no preservatives!! We will be having that tonight with brown rice pasta.

 

 

On another note, poor Binxy spent the night at the vet last night. We found blood in her urine on Tuesday night, called the vet and had an appointment to bring her in yesterday. We locked her up in the bathroom Tuesday night and Lux spent the whole night on the other side trying to break her out! M took her to the appointment, as I was working, and they couldn't get her to pee and her bladder wasn't full enough to draw out a sample so they decided to keep her over night. He thinks it is just a UTI (urinary tract infection) but doesn't want to treat it blindly.

 

I got an update on her this morning, she did pee, however she kicked her litter box empty so they couldn't gather it. So she got an IV and they were going to draw out the fluid. She is still eating and drinking and her temperament is good. I hope to pick her up this afternoon with some answers. Hoping she is okay and that it is just a UTI.

Lux is miserable without her, but in all honesty we are all missing her, including Gracie who has been looking for her! They are best buddies!

Yeast Free Cleanse

Today I am going to tell you all a bit more about this cleanse M and I are doing. As I have previously mentioned I went and saw a Naturopath. I had a live cell microscopy blood test done where they actually look at your blood cells and blood as a whole. Livecell Microscopy is different from conventional microscopic blood analysis because it looks at the whole blood, immediately, in its natural state. It can detect free radical damage, atherosclerotic plaque, parasites, Candida/yeast/fungus, digestive deficiencies, hormonal imbalances. B12 deficiencies, iron deficiencies, risk of gout, toxic heavy metals, poor circulation, cell size and shape, organ stress.

I had mentioned that they had also found that I was Vitamin B12 and Folate deficient/anemic. Whenever I had any blood work done at a lab, my levels were fine, yet in this test I could actually see the damage to my blood cells through the microscope (they put it on a screen for you to actually see). More than 50% of my cells were hypersegmented showing the damage. It was text book. The other interesting fact is that I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism a few months ago. Hypothyroidism and B12/Folate anemia go hand in hand. They present with the same symptoms of fatigue, and soo many other symptoms.

They also found yeast in my blood, not a lot, but enough to make it worth while to do a cleanse. So they did an allergy test on me to find out what was basically feeding my yeast right now. So the results of this test will not necessarily mean that I am allergic to the foods I am cutting out, just that I am sensitive to them right now with the yeast in my system. Interesting fact with a little TMI: Never had a yeast infection, yet there is yeast in my blood.

Soo the allergy test revealed I am very much allergic to any dairy products, which include milk, cheese, ice cream and yogurt, I am also very allergic to any "sweet and low" sugars found in crystal light, diet beverages, sucrose, etc. Peanuts and mushrooms also appeared on the list. I have a mild allergy to any type of yeast, so breads, oats, rice, alcohol and baked goods are out of the picture. Chocolate and sugars - not allowed!!! This one will be hard!!

What I can have: Goats milk, goats cheese, almond milk, almond butter, yeast free rye bread, potatoes, brown rice pasta, brown rice crackers, cheerios, quinoa, brown rice, fresh fruit and veggies, and 2 litres of water/day.

This is going to be difficult, but I plan to document various things we try as we go through this. I can only imagine the weight we will lose as we do this. The benefits of this cleanse are numerous.

M will be doing the cleanse with me since yeast is transferable.

Our supplements

Omega
Oregano 8
Probiotics

The cost: The blood test was $90 and the allergy testing is usually $70, but I only had a half test. The supplements were $150 for a month supply and the B12/Folate Sublingual tabs were $28 for a month.

Start date: February 24
Next Blood Test: March 25

It is going to be a long 4 weeks without sugar or cheese and those are the two things I think I will miss the most!